Arts Global

Briana Lesesne recently moved to London from Greenwich, Connecticut. She was born in the US and has lived in Germany, Switzerland, England, Saudi Arabia and Russia. She attended Aiglon College, Chesieres, Switzerland. She is a graduate of Connecticut College where she received her BA in Russian Studies and History. She holds an MBA from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and studied business management at the prestigious London Business School. She is fluent in Russian and speaks French proficiently.

Ms Lesesne's career in publishing expands over thirteen years having worked at both Hearst and Conde Nast. She most recently held the position of Fashion and Beauty Director at Vanity Fair in their New York offices, and spent three years as luxury director at the fashion title W and five years as a beauty director at Allure. Prior to working in New York, she spent approximately ten years in Moscow, Russia where she served as publisher of Harper's BAZAAR and Cosmopolitan Russian editions. Her extensive international experience in media and publishing has afforded her global contacts in fashion, beauty and design.

Ms Lesesne served as a judge for the Scottish Fashion Awards in 2009 and sat on the Entertainment Committee of The Belle Haven Club, Greenwich, Connecticut. She is a member of the Kensington Chelsea Women's Club in London.